Although the preludes are standard repertoire, good versions are not plentiful on cd, so theres all the more reason to applaud the reissue of friedrich gulda s revelatory 1955 recording among philipss great pianists of the 20th century. Debussys instruction to breathe with the pedal is something that gulda, alone among pianists, has. Pianists are particularly well represented with walter gieseking, arthur rubinstein, friedrich gulda, horovitz, emil gilels, and alfred cortot. The title of the ce qua vu le vent douest debussy friedrich gulda preludios was inspired by the garden of paradise, a fairy tale 1 by hans christian andersen that was translated into french and published in due to the challenging nature of this prelude, 6 it is considered a virtuosic performance piece, and the first of this kind. Friedrich gulda began his career in music studying at the vienna music academy. Simply click on pianist and start browsing through their complete discography with. Born in vienna the son of a teacher, gulda began learning to play the piano from felix pazofsky at the wiener volkskonservatorium, aged 7. Born in vienna in 1930, gulda started piano lessons at the age of seven. The schubert works that begin the collection are straightforward and assured, with phrasing and expressions that are frequently intense, but always very natural. Ce qua vu le vent douest debussy friedrich gulda preludios. In 1942, he entered the vienna music academy, where he studied piano and musical theory under bruno seidlhofer and joseph marx. The repertoire includes schubert sonatas in a minor and b flat. Following the 7 disc box set of gulda s stuttgart solo recitals, this instalment features his swr recordings of piano concertos.
Debussys instruction to breathe with the pedal is something that gulda, alone among pianists, has mastered to perfection. Pianist friedrich gulda performs 24 preludes by claude debussy. Friedrich gulda s grave in steinbach am attersee phillips records included gulda in its great pianists of the 20th century cd box set, which came out in 1999. The schubert works that begin the collection are straightforward and assured, with phrasing and expressions that are frequently intense, but always very natural sounding. Bach, beethoven, schubert, ravel, his own compositions, or perhaps some jazz. Friedrich gulda 16 may 1930 27 january 2000 was an austrian pianist and composer who worked in both the classical and jazz fields. This is not even original research, simply personal opinion, and has no place here. The complete musician originally was a 5lp set issued in 1978, culled from recordings made in friedrich gulda s private home studio. My debussy prelude collection contains some marvelous performances by great pianists. Aug 23, 2019 friedrich gulda, hailed as a classical piano genius by age 19, had a career that could most charitably be termed unconventional. Several of these recordings have never been released before.
Beethoven interpretations, friedrich gulda also performed the music of j. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir. Debussys instruction to breathe with the pedal is something that gulda. Gulda, not a pianist one associates with humor, has tongue in cheek in the toccata in pour le piano. The welltempered clavier, book 1 by friedrich gulda. We use cookies to improve the use of our website, our products and services, and confirm your login authorization or initial creation of account.
Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. This set is a cornucopia of works and styles that demonstrates guldas mastery of the instrument, and his understanding of the required stylistic differences between schubert, debussy and ravel. Gulda prelude and fugue pdf republic of fenerbahce. The series contains, among solo repertoire and concerts, also compositions by freidrich gulda himself. Friedrich gulda claude debussy 24 preludes handnumbered.
The 24 preludes represent what must be the best known cycle of pieces by the impressionist composer claude debussy. Gulda conceives them quite differently from the michelangeli recordings which i also love dearly, but convincing and something to keep in ones mind and heart. Cortot, padewerski, debussy himself, gieseking all of book i and korstick all of book ii, but since i knew that friedrich gulda was a great admirer of alfred cortot he even sat in on. Mozart, schubert, frederic chopin, debussy and ravel. Teve destaque tanto nos meios eruditos quanto no jazz, sendo associado a terceira corrente. Of these gieseking, a noted debussy interpreter, gets the lions share, with complete performances of the fantasy for piano and orchestra, both books of preludes, pour le piano, estampes, images ii and. The compositions are alive with magic, poetry and depiction in sound. Debussy friedrich gulda preludes book 2 1956, vinyl discogs. The rescued mozart sonata tapes issued on dg are bad in terms of recorded technical quality.
The whole series is thus an extensive documentation of guldas music universe. Adagio sostenuto appassionato e con molto sentimento 4. Preludes by friedrich gulda, debussy, none from amazons classical music store. On the clavichord he plays three preludes and fugues from bachs welltempered clavier. There is no date mentioned on this release but this version was most probably released in mid 1950s. I wont be building a big library with music by debussy, but i did add friedrich guldas recording of the. No pianist can approach the demands of their composer more closely. Titled preludes on front cover but in spanish preludios on rear cover and labels.
Friedrich guldas stuttgart recitals the art music lounge. The pianist would enter the room and simply play whatever the mood dictated. Debussy, friedrich gulda 24 preludes book 2 vinyl discogs. Friedrich gulda, hailed as a classical piano genius by age 19, had a career that could most charitably be termed unconventional.
There is no date mentioned on the label but printed on bottom back of cover is. The complete debussy preludes take up most of disk one and are also very special. Still, as musicologist rollo myers notes, the pictorial element is not unduly stressed if stressed at all. Debussy s instruction to breathe with the pedal is something that gulda, alone among pianists, has. Friedrich gulda made few commercial recordings, but this package from andante puts together some recordings done for austrian radio of the music of schubert, debussy, and ravel. Release great pianists of the 20th century, volume 40.
Debussy s instruction to breathe with the pedal is something that gulda, alone among pianists, has mastered to perfection. Minstrels, a song by claude debussy, friedrich gulda on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. No pianist can approach the demands of their composer more closely than friedrich gulda. Friedrich gulda see all versions of this release, 1 available overview. Sep 01, 2019 during world war ii as teenagers, gulda and his friend joe zawinul would go out and perform forbidden musics like jazz, in violation of the governments prohibition on the playing of such music this is mentioned in the documentary film friedrich gulda. From the 1950s on he cultivated an interest in jazz, writing several songs and instrumental pieces himself and combining jazz and classical music in his concerts at times. The rescued mozart sonata tapes issued on dg are unbelievably bad in terms of recorded technical quality. I realized that claude debussy 1862 1918 was absent from my cd library, and i ran into ads promoting pierrelaurent aimards recent recordings.
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